Novelty anklet sock



March 1, 1960 o. J. ROBERTSON NOVELTY ANKLE'I' SOCK Filed July 27, 1955 FIG. 3

OLON 'J.. ROBERTSON uvwszvron ATTOINIY to form a covered pouch or pocket.

or folded area atfthe top of the anklet.

" 'integrallyinthe. knitted. sock.

-throughout the several views and wherein:

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' .7 Claims. cf. 166- 178) The present invention relates to seamless. knitsocks and more. particularly to novelty anklet socks in which an auxiliary cuff cooperates. with a folded leg portion Recently vit has become. the. vogue in informal attire for young ladies to wear ankletisocks orhalf hose that 20.

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' OIon .t; Robertson, Pilot Mounenntuo, assignor to Pilot assented Mar. 1.,- taco ice or resilience-to the upper portions of; the sock, that is, i :the cuff and top section 15, so 'thatzthe anklet "will...fit

snugly to the contour of the 'wearers ankle. At" the ankle or boot section. of the sock there is :a

juncture line 19 above which the rib knitting may takeplace. Abovethis :line is formed the double-ply cuff portion. 17 which consists of. an outer'ply 20 that is knit continuously and integrally' with the bottom. section 116 .and then the knitted .cutfis folded 'backon' itself to form .an'inner ply 21. Plain or'plain needle loops of; the :inner ply 21. ,may then be transferred "to needles which" retained .loops '28 to which loops the top .section115 will bezsknit.

The top section 15 of-the' leg portionristhen knit to the desired length which length may reach vertically at least sufhciently above the top: foldededge :22: ofthe cuff to envelope or cover the-entire outer ply' 20 ofithe 'culi' portion: when; the top. section is fol-dedthereover. *I'tis preferred} however, that the vertically reaching. top

may be. rolled or turned down. in order to. form a bulbous" within the folds of the anklet portion of a sock various articles such as, coins,' keys, lipstick, etc. may be carried rather inconspicuously.

An" object of the present invention is to provide an Very often :section of the leg portion .14 extend sufficiently" above the top fold122 of the: cuff so that adbuble-roll or fold. may be provided. T be top edge 23 of the sock'rrnay be :concealed-when the top section. 15 of the legpor-tion is of sufficient length so as to extend above the" top edge 23 iby substantially twice the: length. of. .the cuff length in an'l'tlet sock with a. covered. andi-guarded pouchfformed Another object. of the present invention is the provision offla doubleply cuff formed. intermediate the leg portion of an" anklet sock. which. cufi. may be: concealed by. a

Other and further objects and many of the attendant advantages of this novelty sock will become readily 'order that the top edge 23 of the sock may be'hidden since it will be positioned contiguous with the top and '-;0Utl' ply. 20 of the cuff, as is clearly illustrated in Fig.3.

With the inner ply-of. the cuff-portion placed upwardly against the; top section "1'5 ofthe leg '-po rtion:1;4 az'pouch apparent from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which likecharacters of reference designate corresponding parts Fig. 1 is a side elevational view illustrating the present invention with a cuff portion intermediate the leg por-' tion and inthe normal upturned position to form a pouch adjacent to the extended leg portion; i

or pocket 24' is. formedv therebetween and the :folcledleg portionvprovides' a cover to enclose the pouch}. The leg portionalso tends to urge the outer-ply if) of. thencuff a-gainstzthe wearer's leg preventing the-cuiifrom' falling down-during walking or running;

In Fig. 4 a fragmentary section of a fabric structure illustrates a formation of the double-ply cuff 17 as it may be integrally knit to the leg portion. The loops in courses 2.6 and 27 are continuously knit in the bottom section 16 and continue to form the cuff 17, however,

spaced needles (not shown) on the machine retain the loops 28 on theneedle shankswhile the cuff portionis being knit. The retained loops are then cast off upon completion of the cuff when the knitting'of the top section-of the leg is continued. The elongated'loops 23 represent the retained loops and indicate the continuation of the leg portion. As will be readily apparent from I Fig. 4., the loops omitted between the elongated loops Fig. 2 is apartial side elevational 'view illustrating the sockof Fig. 1 with the the end portion;

Fig. 3 isa partial longitudinal sectional view' taken" upper leg portion folded over substantially along the plane of line 3 -3 of Fig. 2 and illustrates the relationship of the folded leg portion adjacent to the cuff portion; e p Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view taken substantially along the plane of line 4-4 of Fig. '1 to illustrate. Y

to the top section of the leg portion. v

. Referring to the drawings and particularly to Fig. 1, there is shown an embodiment of the present invention which consists of a seamless knit anklet sock 10 having a foot portion 11 with toe and heel pockets 12 and 13, respectively, a leg portion 14 with top and bottom sections 15 and 16, respectively, and an uplifted cuff portion 17. The anklet sock is knit integrally throughout by a continuous knitting operation on a conventional circular knitting machine. T

In a preferred embodiment of the invention the foot the relationship of the double-ply cuff portion adjacent preferably rib knit in order to provide greater elasticity may be continuously rolled or folded to-form a large purpose'of the present invention.

- understood that within the scope of the appended claims 28 constitute the connecting loops for the offset cuff portion displaced from the plane of the leg portion. Fig. 4 shows the continuity of the knitted cuff withthe leg poitionand the cuff securing elongated loops 28,.

In the finished sock the inner ply 21- is directly knit into the leg portion so that upon severance of the elongated loops 28 the entire leg portion may be extended lineally. In the fully extended condition the cuff length will be incorporated into the leg portion length. When in this fully extended condition the entire leg portion rolled anklet sock top.

Obviously there are many modifications and variations that may be made in the spacingand the number of loops between thegcontinuously knit cuff and the top section of the leg portion as well as various novelty loops and sock lengths that "may be employed in view of the above teachings without departing from the real spirit and It is therefore to be many modified forms of the novelty anklet sock may be made and therefore modifications are contemplated. What is claimed is: V 1. A novelty seamless knit anklet sock of the char- =portion lying contiguous to the leg portion in the cuff upright position, the top of the leg portion extending at least once the length of the vertical reach of the cuff above the top of the cuff portion.

2. A- novelty seamless knit anklet sock of the char acter described having a top leg portion adapted to be turnedrdown on itself and-a cuff at the boot of said leg portion and integrally knit and continuous with the leg portion folded on itself to form a double ply, said top -leg portion extending over said cuff to at least partially conceal the cuff and forming a covered pouch between the cuff and the leg portion.

3..A seamless knitanklet sock of the character described including a foot portion and a continuously knit? leg portion having topand bottom sections, a cuff por- .-tion integrally knit with and formed intermediate the top and bottom sections and folded upon itself to lie .contiguous to the top section of the leg portiomsaid top section being adapted to be folded down to conceal the cuff portion forming a covered pouch.

4. A seamless knit anklet sock of the character described having a plain knit foot portion, a leg portion having continuously knit top and bottom sections, said bottom section at least being of plain knit construction, 1

a cuff. portion integrally knit with and formed inter .mediate the top and bottom sections, said cuff .being folded upon itself and knit to the top section, said top section reaching above the cuff portion in the cuff upturned position and adapted to be folded on itself whereby the cuif is covered by the folded top to form a concealed and covered pouch.

5. A seamless knit anklet sock ofthe character de- "scribed having a plain knit foot portion, a leg portion continuously knit the foot portion and having top and bottom sections, a cuff portion integrally knit into the leg portion at the juncturebetween the top and bottom sections and folded on itself to form a double ply, said top section extending for a length sufficient to conceal the cuff portion when folded. thereover whereby a concealed pouch is formed between the top section and the cuff portion.

6. A novelty seamless knit anklet sock of the character described comprising a plain knit foot portion, a leg portion having a top and a bottom portion, and a double ply cuff portion at the boot of said leg portion and intermediate the top and bottom of the leg portion, said cuff portion lying contiguous to the leg portion in the cuifupright position, the top of the leg portion extending at least once the length of the vertical reach of the cuff above the top of the cuff.

7. A'zseamless knit anklet stocking of the character described including a foot portion and a continuously knit leg portion having top and bottom sections, a knit cuff portion intermediate the top and bottom secions and folded upon itself to lie contiguous to the top section of the leg portion, said top section being adapted to be folded down to conceal the cuff portion forming a covered pouch.

References Cited inthe file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,763,146 Minton Sept. 18, 195.6 

